Complete Definition of "tyranny"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�tɪɹ�ni/, SAMPA|/"tIr@ni/

Noun
en-noun|tyrannies

  1. A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power
  2. The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler
  3. Absolute power, or its use
  4. Extreme severity or rigour

Derived terms
tyrannical

Translations
trans-top|government in which a single ruler has absolute power
Bosnian: t-|bs|tiranija|f
Croatian: t-|hr|tiranija|f
Estonian: t-|et|türannia
German: Tyrannenherrschaft f
Italian: t-|it|tirannide|f
trans-mid
Russian: t+|ru|�и�ани�|f|trtiraníja|scCyrl
Serbian:

trans-bottom

trans-top|office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler
Bosnian: t-|bs|tiranija|f
Croatian: t-|hr|tiranija|f
Estonian: t-|et|türannia
Italian: t-|it|tirannide|f
trans-mid
Russian: t+|ru|�и�ани�|f|trtiraníja|scCyrl
Serbian:

trans-bottom

trans-top|absolute power, or its use
Bosnian: t-|bs|tiranija|f
Croatian: t-|hr|tiranija|f
Estonian: t-|et|türannia
German: t-|de|Tyrannei|f
Italian: t-|it|tirannia|f
trans-mid
Russian: t+|ru|�и�ани�|f|trtiraníja|scCyrl
Serbian:

trans-bottom

trans-top|extreme severity or rigour
Bosnian: t-|bs|tiranija|f
Croatian: t-|hr|tiranija|f
Estonian: t-|et|türannia
German: t-|de|Tyrannei|f
Italian: t-|it|tirannia|f
trans-mid
Russian: t+|ru|�и�ани�|f|trtiraníja|scCyrl
Serbian:

trans-bottom

Category:Government
Category:Greek derivations

et:tyranny
io:tyranny
id:tyranny
hu:tyranny
pt:tyranny
fi:tyranny
te:tyranny
vi:tyranny

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